DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS: 27 APR 2018

i.
Iran has banned the use of bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies by its banks and
financial institutions.

ii.
As per the central bank of Iran, the ban was necessary since all
cryptocurrencies have the capacity to be turned into a means for
money-laundering and financing terrorism and in general can be turned into a
means for transferring criminals' money.

2.CANADA, EU TO HOST WORLD’S 1ST FEMALE
FOREIGN MINISTERS MEETING

i.
Canada and the European Union will host the world’s first 2-Day female foreign
ministers’ meeting in September 2018 in Canada. The announcement was made by
the Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland.

ii.
Female Foreign ministers from about 30 countries will be invited to the
gathering, which is aimed at deepening global discussion on women’s
empowerment.

3.EU, UN CO-HOST CONFERENCE ON SYRIA AID

i.
The European Union and the United Nations co-chaired a two-day international
conference in Brussels, Belgium aiming to pump financial aid for Syrians and
garner political support for UN-led intra-Syrian talks.

ii.
The conference will bring together participants from more than 85 countries and
organisations at the ministerial level, as well as those from over 200
non-governmental organisations.

iii.It
is the second conference of its kind since 2017.

4.INDIA HIGHEST RECIPIENT OF REMITTANCES
IN 2017: WORLD BANK

i.
India has retained its position as the top remittances receiving country with
its diaspora sending about $69 billion back home in 2017, according to the
report of the World Bank.

ii.
Remittances to India picked up sharply by 9.9% to $69 billion in 2017,
reversing the previous year’s dip.

iii.
The World Bank said remittance inflows improved in all regions and the top
remittance recipients were India with $69 billion, followed by China ($64
billion) and the Philippines ($33 billion).

5.THE WORLD'S 50 GREATEST LEADERS 2018:
MUKESH AMBANI RANKS 24TH

i.
Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani (24th Rank) and human rights lawyer Indira Jaising
(20th Rank) have been named by Fortune magazine as the World's Greatest Leaders
of 2018.

ii.
This year's list is topped by 'The Students' of Marjory Stoneman Douglas and
other schools of US that witnessed gun violence.

iii.This
year's list has the #MeToo Movement, which described the pervasiveness of
sexual abuse, at No.3 behind Bill and Melinda Gates (2nd Rank).

6.PAYTM PAYMENTS BANK REGISTERS 100M KYC
WALLETS

i.
Paytm Payments Bank now has over 100 million KYC wallets, against the constant
campaigning done by the bank about the benefits of the Know Your Customer (KYC)
system.

ii.
The bank has introduced several options that include Paytm KYC centres and
'Paytm-Ka-ATM' outlets to offer more localised support.